Memorandum calendar



Sept. 27, 1932. H. s. WINZELER MEMORANDUM CALENDAR Filed July 25, 1952 Patented Sept. 27, 1932 TLES . HENRY s. WINZELER, or BRYAN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OI-ITIO ART COMPANY, or BRYAN, ll

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO MEMORANDUM CALENDAR Application filed July 25,

The object of this invention is to provide an improvement in calendars of the type employing a plurality of sheets each having calendar data thereon and also spaces for provide an improved memorandum calendar having a back member constituting a housing to receive and contain the calendar sheets which have been used, this housing not only furnishing a protective covering for the used sheets but also providing invisible means for: suspending the device on a wall,

and causing the device to hang fiat against a wall surface. I

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth. pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which a Figure 1 is a perspective view of a memorandum calenda-r'embodying my inprovements.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section ofthe device showing it suspended on a wall. a V V Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sec.-

tion on the line 33 of Figure 1.

The device includes a base sheet 10 for the calendar sheets, which base preferably is formed of'ratherheavy and stiff pasteboard, cardboard or the like, and as shown it preferably is formed with rounded cor- 1932. Serial no. 624,413.

ners to add to the attractive appearance of the device. 1

On the face of the base sheet 10 is mounted the calendarpad which is composed of a plurality-of paper sheets 12, each carrying calendar data as well as spaces for writing in memoranda relative to each of the calendar periods. For instance, as here shown,

each calendar sheet 12 may represent a Weekly period and bear data as to the days of the week, together with a blank space opposite the indicia for each day, in which various memoranda. may be written relating to the business or other activitiesof the day;

However, it-is to be understood that this invention doesnot relate so much tothe particular type of calendar sheet employed as it does to the particular method of mounting and preserving these. calendar sheets and their dated memoranda for convenience in making up accounts or reports at periodic intervals. E

A transverse slot 14 is formed through the base sheet 10 immediately above the pad of calendar sheets 12, and this slot is of slightly greater length than the width of the sheets so that the free ends of the sheets may be inserted therethrough as'shown.

The calendar sheets, 12 are fastened toso I gether and to the base sheet 10 by means of staples or the like 16, and the fasteningmeans, as well as the upper edges of the sheets 12 and the material of the base sheet 10 at the lower margin of the slot, are embraced and covered by a clip 18 of metal or other suitable material, which provides a covering for the raw edges of these members andadds a finished appearance;

Fixed to the back of the base sheet 10 is,

, less width and also somewhat less length than the base sheet 10 and the sidewalls 22 terminate in hook flanges 24 extending their entire length and engaging opposite sidemargins of the base sheet 10. 'In this manner the housing or container is assembled to the base sheet, inasmuch as the hook flanges 24 are pressed into tight engagement with the edges of the sheet 10.

The back wall 20 is formed at its upper end with a flange 21 and at its lower end with a flange 23. Both of the flanges 21 and 23 are bent forwardly at right angles and. contact at their free edges with the rear surface of the base sheet 10, thus affording closures for the upper and lower ends of the housing. stiffen and strengthen the device against bending.

The back wall 20 of the housing. may, if desired, be formed with a plurality of transverse ribs 26 which give it greater strength and prevent bending, curving or other distortion thereof.

The back wall 20 of the housing is formed centrally and near its upper margin with an opening 28, preferably of key hole shape, which may be employed for engaging a nail or the like30-mounted' in wall, forthepu-rpose of suspending the device. It will be noted that the opening 28 extends only through the back wall 2O of the housing and not throu-gh'the base sheet 10,and inasmuch as said openingis located below the upper margin of the sheet 10, the opening as well as the nail. or other suspending means is entirely hidden from sight when the device is in'place,

At the expiration of the period of time represented by an given" calendar sheet 12, the sheet is lifted at its free end and inserted through the slot M, the greater portion of the sheet then occupying the space within the housing at. the back of the base sheet 10. As sucessive sheets are thus lifted and placed within the housing, their upper portions form a neat and quite-compact rollwhich covers the upper end of the pad of sheets as well as the greater portion of the slot 14,

and in fact the assembly has at all times a very attractive and neata ppearance if the sheets are carefully placed within: the container. It will he observedthat it is not necessary to remove the device from the wall during the operation of inserting the calend ar sheets through the slot. It is prefera'bl' e, however, on each occasion, to first remove all o'f'the sheets which had previously been inserted through the slot, add the new sheet to this groupand then reinsertthrough the slot. I

The housing provides a protective cover ing for the sheets, engaging them throughout- These flanges also serve tocumulation of. dust and dirt on the sheets contained in the housing.

It will also be noted that the container for the used sheets is of suflicient thickness to accommodate all the sheets originally mounted on the front of the base sheet 10 and that consequently the calendar does not increase in thickness as time goes by and as sheets are successively displacedfrom their original positions.

The device is capable of hanging flat against a wall surface as the rear face of the rearwall 20, with its projecting ribs 26, provides. a good bearing against the wall for holding the device in its proper position. If desired, the device may be: laid flat on a desk or table and used in the same manner as above described. In this connection it may be noted-that the. projecting portions of the base sheet 10, projecting in all directions beyond the housing, afford a convenient finger grip in the event it is desired to lift the device from a deskor table on which it maybe resting. It will also be noted that the fastening means for the calendar sheets do not project throughthe rear wal-l20, or in other wordsdo not project through the rear face'of the device which would contact with a wall or otherysupporting surface thereby eliminatingthe possibility of' ma'rring such surface. The housing, being formedof relatively stiff material and having engagement throughout-the greater portion of the length of the base sheet 10, 1 adds stiffness and strength to the entire device so that it will not readily bend or become distorted in han d-l'i-ng or shipment, w

At the end of the year or at otherdes-ired intervals, the calendar sheets 12 may readily i be removed from the container for access to the records or memoranda on the individualsheets, for the purpose of making up account's, income tax reports, or other permanent records.

Some changes may be made in the con-- struction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the realspirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any moditied forms of structure or use of mechanicaleq-u-i-valen-ts, wh-ichma-y be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention g 1. A deviceo-f the character set forth, comprising a base sheet,,a plurality offiexiblesheets fixed at their upper margins thereto, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above the flexible sheets through which the free end portions thereof may 7 be'inserted, and a housing mounted on the rear face of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the -inserted sheets,

said housing being of suflicient size to en-f Q close the inserted sheets throughout the entire width and length thereof.

2. A device of the character set forth, comprising a base sheet, a plurality of flexible sheets fixed at their upper margins thereto, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above the flexible sheets through which the free end portions thereof may be inserted, and a housing mounted on the rear face of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing being of suiiicient size to enclose the inserted sheets throughout the entire Width and length thereof, the rear wall of said housing being provided with means for suspending the device from a nail or the like, so that the suspending means is not associated directly with the base sheet and is invisible from the front.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising a base sheet, a plurality of flexible sheets fixed at their upper margins thereto, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above the flexible sheets through which the free end portions thereof may be inserted, and a housing mounted on the rear face of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing being of suflicient size to enclose the inserted sheets throughout the entire width and length thereof, said housing being closed at its upper and lower ends and being enclosed at its back, front and sides.

4i. A device of the character set forth, comprising a base sheet, a plurality of flexible sheets fixed at their upper margins thereto, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above the flexible sheets through which the free end portions thereof may be inserted, and a housing mounted on the rear face of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing being of sufficient size to enclose the inserted sheets throughout the entire width and length thereof, said base sheet being of somewhat greater width than the housing,

and projecting therebeyond at both sides to provide ledges for convenience in lifting and handling the device.

5. A device of the character set forth, comprising a base sheet, a plurality of flexible sheets fixed at their upper margins thereto,

' said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above theflexible sheets through which the free end portions thereof may be inserted, a binding material engaging and covering the upper edges of said flexible sheets and also the material of-said base sheet at he lower margin of said slot, and a housing mounted on the rear face of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing being of sufdcient size to enclose the inserted sheets 1 v i d .rsi

free margins of said side walls being secured to the side margins of the base sheet.

7 A device of the character set forth comprising a stiff base sheet, a plurality of fiexible sheets fixed thereto conjunctively at their upper edges, a transverse slot being formed in said base sheet just above the flexible sheets through which the free end portions of the latter may be inserted, and a housing on the rear side of said base sheet formed of a single sheet of stifi material bent to produce a rear wall and side walls, the free margins-of said side walls being bent to form hook flanges frictionally engaging side margins of the base sheet.

8. A device of the character set forth comprising a stiff base sheet, a plurality of flex-' in said base sheet just above the flexible sheets, through which the free end portions of the latter may be inserted, and a housing on the rear side of said base sheet formed of a single sheet of stiff material bent to produce a rear wall and side walls, the rear wall of said housing being of somewhat less width than the base sheet,so that the side walls of the housing engage the base sheet at points spaced from the sides of the latter, said side walls being formed with hook flanges extending outwardly and gripping the side margins of the base sheet.

9. A device of the character described comprising a stiff base sheet, a pad of flexible calendar and memorandum sheets fixed at their upper edges to said. base sheet, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above said pad, through whichthe free ends of all or any number of the flexible sheets may be inserted, a housing mounted on the back of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing having a substantially flat rear wall adapted to engage a supporting surface, said rear Wall being formed with a plurality of V transverse ribs.

10. A device of the character described V comprising a stifi base sheet, a pad offlexible calendar and memorandum sheets fixed at the1r upper edges to said base sheet, said base sheet being formed with a transverse slot above said pad, through which the free ends of allor anynumber of the flexible, sheets maybe inserted, a housing mounted on the back of said base sheet to receive and provide a container for the inserted sheets, said housing having a substantially flat rear Wall adapted to engage a supporting surface, said rear Wall being formed with an opening to engage a suspending member, said opening being located behind the base sheet, whereby the opening and the suspendingmember are concealed when the device is in place.

HENRY S. VINZELER. 

